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NOPD arrests teen booked with killing Algiers man

A teenager has been arrested in the homicide of an Algiers man who was shot to death last month. New Orleans police arrested Benjamin Julian in the death of Jarmon Smith, 20, at Herschel Street and West Bend Parkway on May 1. Authorities said the crime happened just before 4 p.m., when a silver car pulled up next to Smith,...

A teenager has been arrested in the homicide of an Algiers man who was shot to death last month. New Orleans police arrested Benjamin Julian in the death of Jarmon Smith, 20, at Herschel Street and West Bend Parkway on May 1. Authorities said the crime happened just before 4 p.m., when a silver car pulled up next to Smith, Julian got out and shot Smith six times before fleeing.

Benjamin Julian

Julian was booked with second-degree murder. He was already being held in the Orleans Parish jail in an alleged armed robbery that happened after the homicide, police said. During the homicide investigation, witnesses provided information about Julian's involvement, leading to the murder charge, police said.